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GARMENT Feb. 14, 1950 Filed NOV. 5, 1946 INVENTOR.

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BY MM ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 14, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT Louis H.Mendelson, Springfield, Ohio Application November 5,1946, Serial No.707,835

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to undergarments, drawers and the like for men, andhas application to any garment worn about the waist and enclosing thegroin and upper thighs. Such a garment may be typified by what is knownas shorts, which are worn next to the body. Other like garments would bepajama drawers, knitted drawers, union suits, and any trouser ordrawer-like construction worn next to the body whether under any othergarment or not.

The object of the invention is to provide comfort to the wearer withrelation to the protection of the genitals from contact with the leg.Almost any drawer or shorts, except those in which there is deliberatelyformed a suspensory structure, is such that the genitals lie between theleg itself and the leg of the drawer at the crotch and below and arepressed against the leg by the outer trousers and by the drawersthemselves causing chafing against the leg, and of an adherence to thele due to perspiration, causing itching and inconvenience. Many men havea chafed place on the leg due to this cause which persists for years.

Almost always men dress as it is called, to the left side andaccordingly my invention is applied to the left side, but it may beapplied to either or both sides. It has as its object the prevention ofchafing and adherence as above noted, without loss of full ventilation.It has as ancillary objects the provision of necessary strength for theapplied piece of material, simplicity in mounting and security againstbeing torn. Generally the drawer itself is unmodified in style, size, orfit, since the attachment which provides for the relief noted, isarranged to conform naturally to the shape and fit of the drawer andwithout modifying it in any way.

I have illustrated the invention by a particular example, applied to aparticular type of drawer worn next to the skin, but it will beunderstood that this is but to illustrate the inventive novelty whichwill be set forth in the claim that follows and to which reference ishereby made.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of shorts to which my inventionhas been applied.

Figure 2 isa section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective of the insert, and

Figure 4 is a pattern of the insert.

The particular mode of making up the drawer or the particular lengththereof so far as leg is concerned, is not an essential of my invention.

The garment shown has a waist band which in this instance is closed withbuttons 2 at the front.

The leg portion 3, 3, are secured to this waist band, and are connectedtogether at the rear of the drawer, and left separated at the front downto the crotch where there is a seam 4, which when the drawer is wornpasses between the legs of the wearer. In some form of drawer the seatmay be partly open, in some the seat is formed by a seam extending fromthe crotch seam up the back of the drawer, with the required shapingaccomplished by making the leg portion in two sections secured togethertransversely to the crotch. In others, the seat is a separate piecestitched to the leg portions so as to form the g'arment at the rear. Thelatter structure happens to be the one employed in the illustrateddrawers or shorts.

The protective insert may be of the same material as the drawers ordifferent material, and may be held in place by snap fasteners orbuttons. It is preferably stitched into place. It consists of a piece,in this case made up of two fiat pieces stitched together at 5a, at themiddle, thus permitting a forming of the insert to the general shape ofthe inner leg and seat portion. The combined pieces have a straightbottom edge 5, which when mounted in place hangs in general conformityto the leg portion on the inside of the left leg of the drawer. It hascurved portions 6, l, which when the piece is mounted hang in generalconformity with the crotch seam of the drawers, and if there is acentral back seam, it would conform to this seam. It has two margins 8and 9. The margin 8 is stitched to the front of the drawer at 8a, so asto bring the edge 5 in a position to hang together with the drawer leg,and the margin 9 is stitched to the back of the drawer at 9a so as tobring the edge portion 1 about to a position of extension from thecrotch seam of the drawer. The tips 10 and II of the piece are securedto the waist band of the strucure.

By reference to Figure 2 which is taken looking down through the drawer,just below the crotch seam, it will be noted that the piece, here markedA, hangs in conformity with the leg. When the drawer is applied to thewearer the genitals are placed in the space between the piece and theleg with the result of bellying out the piece at its freely hangingportion between the stitched mountings. This brings the fabric of thepiece between the parts and the leg as illustrated at B. Since themargin 5 of the piece hangs free, the ventilation of the parts is asgood or better than if the piece were not in place and there is nochafing against the leg, no adherence to the leg,

3 and as a result, no itching and discomfort, as well as no restraint atall.

The curved edges 6, l of the piece pass between the legs naturally,since they conform to the inside of the drawer or substantially so.Since there is no edge exposed to be caught by the foot for example inputting on the drawer, there is little danger of tearing the insert.Also since the insert is stitched to the waist band and acts in a senseas a loop against lengthwise strains, there is a minimum of tendency torip the piece away where it is stitched, as would be the case if theinsert were merely stitched down only part way and made of less length.

What the structure amounts to a loose lining or insert within the innerside of the left leg of the drawer, held only at the outer edge and heldonly in a generally lengthwise direction of the legs, thus avoiding theforming of any closed pocket and thus in any way restraining the wearer.The shaping of the insert while highly desirable, is not absolutelyessential.

While the various details as above described are important in making thestructure of the invention in its best form, nevertheless other wayswhich will provide for a loose lining attached only along the legportions and not at the bottom edge or crotch edge at a location to takecare of the functions already described, will fall Within the scope ofmy invention in its more general aspects.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In combination with a drawer type garment worn next the body and havinga waist band portion, seat and leg portions, a loose lining insert forthe left leg of the garment and comprising a piece of fabric adapted toconform to the shape of the drawer and having substantially straightside edge portions and a substantially straight edged bottom portion,said straight side edge portions being secured to the vertical legportions of the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 724,775 Arpin Apr. 7, 19032,084,837 Curcio June 22, 1937 2,202,608 Stovall May 28, 1940

